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Thursday night, Miami will look to avenge last season's 41-23 loss at Georgia Tech that knocked the Hurricanes out of the ACC Coastal Division race. The Hurricanes allowed 472 rushing yards, the second-highest total in school history.

Miami was so embarrassed by its performance that it specifically asked ACC officials to play Georgia Tech in a Thursday night game this season. The No. 20 Hurricanes will get another crack at the No. 14 Yellow Jackets this week.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/notebook?page=notebook/onthemark092
 
Wouldn't that be embarrassing if we destroyed them again at their home? After they asked for it?

I really really hope we beat them again.
 
unforgiven108 said:
Wouldn't that be embarrassing if we destroyed them again at their home? After they asked for it?

I really really hope we beat them again.
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I don't mind them requesting a crack at us, but the fact that they get extra time is a complete pile of horse ****. Good thing the ACC has the best interest of all its members in mind when it makes decisions...
 
Allen Koholic said:
I don't mind them requesting a crack at us, but the fact that they get extra time is a complete pile of horse ****. Good thing the ACC has the best interest of all its members in mind when it makes decisions...
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I've always wondered how bye weeks(or the schedules themselves, for that matter) are determined and if the schools get any say in that. Anyone have any insight into that process?
 
Allen Koholic said:
I don't mind them requesting a crack at us, but the fact that they get extra time is a complete pile of horse ****. Good thing the ACC has the best interest of all its members in mind when it makes decisions...
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We might've agreed to it.
 
Allen Koholic said:
I don't mind them requesting a crack at us, but the fact that they get extra time is a complete pile of horse ****. Good thing the ACC has the best interest of all its members in mind when it makes decisions...
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As I recall, UGAg had 4 more days than Miami is getting. I'm not concerned in the slightest that Miami gets 3 more days than we do. I am concerned about getting pressure on Jacori. Too me that is the key in this game. I think our offense will be fine.
 
I'm going to adopt the Paul Johnson mindset. Or at least the one I'm sure he has: no excuses. We have enough time to prepare for this because we're good enough to win. Our players are fully capable of playing this game and it is up to them to bring a fiery A-game performance.
 
I must say, it all sounds like the ACC is helping Miami get going again.

What I don't understand is why the early season onslaught of tough games. My guess is that the ACC has dropped to the bottom of the ABC/ESPN pecking order and that early season good games is what they needed and asked for.

OR it could simply be that the ACC knows that Tech's offense is rolling come the end of season and they need Miami/FSU to rise to the top. Tech has to play a murderous early schedule, when we aren't quite as adept with our offense.

The whole thing still amazes me however. The Big 12 built their massive reputation by playing almost nobody until week 10. This gave them 4 power teams who were undefeated.

The national media is attacking the ACC since the Big East move. ESPN is attacking the ACC since the SEC move. Our early tough schedule is doing nothing but hurt our national chances. It just seems to add up that the ACC is under purposeful attack.
 
gth816f said:
I've always wondered how bye weeks(or the schedules themselves, for that matter) are determined and if the schools get any say in that. Anyone have any insight into that process?
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I know that PJ was pissed because he asked for the JSU game to be on a Thursday to give us full time for Clemson, and they said no. But then Miami is able to play on a Monday instead of a Saturday just because of TV.

I think that if the NCAA is going to allow flexibility of the scheduling to accommodate for TV concerns, they should allow it to accommodate for things like what PJ was worried about.
 
This game worries the hell out of me. This is going to be a nail biter or Miami smacks us in the mouth. I just can't see two beat downs in a row over Da U. Hope I'm wrong.
 
I have no doubt whatsoever that Swofford and the rest of the ACC officials want a conference dominated by FSU and Miami in football. The way they drew up the divisions is proof. I also think that ESPN is intentionally keeping the coverage and perception of the ACC down, because the ACC TV contract is up soon, and they'll pick it up again for dirt cheap. ESPN has an agenda, and that agenda is too keep the SEC as the top conference. They've already started coming down on the Big 12, and I am honestly amazed that they don't come down on the Big 10 more.

And I don't think we agreed to this, because Paul Johnson was extremely displeased with the extra practice time that Miami is getting for this game.
 
gth816f said:
I've always wondered how bye weeks(or the schedules themselves, for that matter) are determined and if the schools get any say in that. Anyone have any insight into that process?
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I want to beat UGA as much as anybody --probably moreso than most-- so I'm glad GT has a bye week prior to the UGA game.

That being said, I do want to win an ACC championship and (I think) I would prefer our bye week come between FSU and VT. It would come after the sixth game and give our guys a break between what is probably the two toughest games on the schedule --certainly the toughest back-to-back games.
 
Our boys will be ready.

Pretty cocky/confident that ole' Miami is asking for us again on a Thursday night, Shannon and Co. must be really confident they can beat us.

I would LOVE nothing more than to see GT swipe them again. All of this Swofford and the ACC wanting FSU and MIA to be the big boys is crap. Paul Johnson will just have to show them that GT is for real and FSU and MIA of old, ain't crap. The ACC took a chance with FSU and MIA and they failed miserably now they just hold other teams back to get returns on their investment.

GT will roll on Thursday night! I can feel it! I have the strange gut feeling the offense will be right back in full force on Thrusday night!
 
Allen Koholic said:
I have no doubt whatsoever that Swofford and the rest of the ACC officials want a conference dominated by FSU and Miami in football. The way they drew up the divisions is proof. I also think that ESPN is intentionally keeping the coverage and perception of the ACC down, because the ACC TV contract is up soon, and they'll pick it up again for dirt cheap. ESPN has an agenda, and that agenda is too keep the SEC as the top conference. They've already started coming down on the Big 12, and I am honestly amazed that they don't come down on the Big 10 more.

And I don't think we agreed to this, because Paul Johnson was extremely displeased with the extra practice time that Miami is getting for this game.
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I don't doubt the agenda, but it is only natural for Miami and FSU to be in different divisions. If they weren't the conference would be so freaking lopsided it would be ridiculous. Would you want to be in the same Division as FSU and Miami? **** no.
 
GT65_UGA89 said:
Thursday night, Miami will look to avenge last season's 41-23 loss at Georgia Tech that knocked the Hurricanes out of the ACC Coastal Division race. The Hurricanes allowed 472 rushing yards, the second-highest total in school history.

Miami was so embarrassed by its performance that it specifically asked ACC officials to play Georgia Tech in a Thursday night game this season. The No. 20 Hurricanes will get another crack at the No. 14 Yellow Jackets this week.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/notebook?page=notebook/onthemark092
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If this is true, you can't blame Miami for wanting to save face on national TV. They will be blood thirsty.
 
BarrelORum said:
I don't doubt the agenda, but it is only natural for Miami and FSU to be in different divisions. If they weren't the conference would be so freaking lopsided it would be ridiculous. Would you want to be in the same Division as FSU and Miami? **** no.
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We're in the only conference that chooses to do this. The Big 12 plopped Texas and Okie into the same division, and the Big 12 North is extremely weak compared to the South. The SEC drew lines according to geography. The ACC is the only conference that cherry picked the divisions, and did it basically along what was the relative strengths of teams at the time. I don't think it is natural at all, and it serves one and only one purpose - to get an ACC Championship game between Miami and FSU. That's it. It doesn't make a lick of sense any other way.
 
Again, as always, the solution to divisional realignment is to go north-south, and put Miami in the north division. All their media markets are northern markets anyway, and nobody drives to Miami. It just makes sense.

But the North Carolina schools block this at every turn, just to spite the conference for not allowing them all to be in the same division. In fact, North Carolina Spite is the origins of the current alignment, and the reason we don't get to be in the same division as FSU.
 
Allen Koholic said:
We're in the only conference that chooses to do this. The Big 12 plopped Texas and Okie into the same division, and the Big 12 North is extremely weak compared to the South. The SEC drew lines according to geography. The ACC is the only conference that cherry picked the divisions, and did it basically along what was the relative strengths of teams at the time. I don't think it is natural at all, and it serves one and only one purpose - to get an ACC Championship game between Miami and FSU. That's it. It doesn't make a lick of sense any other way.
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Yeah, it does make a lot of sense, because the ACC geographically is ****ed! You would have too many of the Southeastern Big State recruiting juggernauts up against small state, smaller resource, schools. It would be lopsided as hell.

How would you divide the conference geographically where it even is close to fair?
You'd have Clemson, GT, FSU, Miami, NCST and Wake in one division. You'd have UNC, UVA, VT, Maryland, Duke, and BC in another.

If you line it up East West you'd be even more ****ed. BC, Miami, Wake Forest, UVA, Maryland, and NCST. VT, UNC, Clemson, GT, FSU, and Duke in the other.

I have no issues with the way the divided it up.
 
You'll probably think I'm crazy, but the East-West division looks appealing to me, and makes at least some sense.
 
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